Eva (Blass) Boice (1817 - 1894)

Born 17 Oct 1817 in Columbia, New York, United States

Died 13 May 1894 at age 76 in Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Eva was born on 17 October 1817, the daughter of Abraham Blass and Catharine Decker. She was baptized at the Dutch Reformed church in Churchtown, Columbia county, New York on 7 December 1817. Her baptismal sponsors were Abraham Decker and Polly Wiesemer.^[1]

She was married to Eli Boice and was living in Hillsdale, Columbia county by November of 1868.^[2] and died on 13 May 1894. She was buried with her husband in Riverside Cemetery in Egremont, Berkshire county, Massachusetts.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989"
   Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Churchtown, Vol I, Book 82
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6961 #150814 (accessed 10 March 2022)
   Eva Maria Plass baptism on 7 Dec 1817 (born 17 Oct 1817), daughter of Abraham Plass & Catharina Decker, in Churchtown, Columbia, New York, USA.
2. ↑ The petition for probate on the estate of Abraham Blass named his living children and referenced "Eva Bice, daughter, and wife of Eli Bice and resides in Hillsdale and in the county aforesaid." See: "New York Probate Records, 1629-1971," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9HP-Y1G7?cc=1920234&wc=Q7RD-FM3%3A213304501%2C215634701 : 10 Mar 2022), Columbia > Estate papers 1868 pt 1 > DGS 007330680, image 164 of 579; citing Hudson, New York, Columbia county courthouse, Estate papers, Estate of Abraham Blass, Petition of Jonas Blass for probate, 16 Nov 1868.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71427992/eva-boice : accessed 10 March 2022), memorial page for Eva Blass Boice (1816–13 May 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 71427992, citing Riverside Cemetery, Egremont, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mark Wing (contributor 47348447) .